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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
KIDD STEELE.

A Long Pending Contest Finally Decided IN
Favor of the Latter Gentleman.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-No surprise was ex-
pressed at the Capitol this afternoon when it
became known that the House committee had
unanimously decided to report in favor OF Major
Steele retaining bis seat against the contest of
MIR. Kidd. This action was anticipated by
Journal dispatch some time ago. There will be
no report in favor of Kidd. A Democratic mem
ber of the committee. speaking of the contest,
tonight, said to the Journal correspondent:
kidd had no ground for contest in the first
place. Whom we looked into the testimony pre-
sented we concluded that there was some ques-
tion as to the legality of few votes cast and
threw them out; but as many Of kijd's
of Steee's votes laid aside and
when the residuum was reached Kidd was
found to not be any nearer election than was
seen upon the face of the returns There Is no
question about Steele being entitled to the seat,
and do not believe, if minority report was
made in favor of Kidd, a dozen votes conld be
drummed up in all the House to support it, nor
could majority report for him be adopted
Then, when Steele received reelection at the
polls last November, by such large majority
in the face of such Democratic odds, contest
the technicalites brought by Kidd becomes a
farce
There is general satisfaction expressed over
the conclusion of the committee, and if Major
Steele could hear the comments made upon it.
by Democrats and Republicans alike. he would
be very proud of his standing in the House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
THE B. & 0. COLLISION.
Large Numbers of Visitors at the Scene of the
Wreck-An Investigation Promised.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 6.-The scene of the rail
road accident near Republic, says q special to
the Leader, is still visited by many people.
Some 60 ont of mere curiosity; others are friends
relatives of those who perished there, eager
to find some article they might have had, but
relics at this time are hard to fnd. The track is
cleared, and there is nothing to see save few
bent rods, car wheels and pieces of charred
wood. Among the number who visited the
scene of the wreck to-day was Warham Parks,
of Oconomowoc, Wis, brother of Marshall H.
Parks, who perished in the wreck. Mr.. Parks
visited the scene Of the disaster in company
with Mr.. Rankin and another officer of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad. Rankin would say but
little. but the other officer, Cherry Poor,
spoke to the responsibility for the
Mr.. Parks told your reporter that
he talked in such manner that there could be
no doubt the officers of the road placed the
sponsibility directly on the conductor and en-
gineer of the freight train. He said the officers
never knew of these men being intoxicated, but
the way they managed their train that night
was a fearful blunder. Marshall H. Parks was
a clerk in the Department of the Interior, at
Washington. He was on his way TO Chicago on
official business. Mr. Parks could find nothing
that his brother had with him, nor any trace of
anything that would lead him to identify any of
the charred remains as being his brother.
An inquest by the coroner will be Instituted in
this city tomorrow, WHEN the railroad officials
and officers of the wrecked train will be here
Coroner Lepper is determined it shall be most
thorough.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
MINOR MATTERS,

Method by Which the Benefits of the Postal
Note System May Be Secured.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Superintendent Nc
Donald, of the money order system of the Post
Office Department. has issued circular stating
that the act approved Jan. 3. 1887 authorizes the
issue only of postal notes mot the payment
thereby at such postoffices, other than money
order offices, as the Postmaster general may
designate. Every application petition for the
extension of this privilege should specify the
number of inhabitants Of the place from which
it emanates, and, briefly, the reasons for desir-
ing the extension of the postanote system, and
should contain such statements as will tend to
show that this means Of making smaller remit
tances is needed. Each application petition
should be signed by the postmaster of the local
ity, who will be required to give sliehtly-in-
creased bond to cover the value of the blank
notes intrusted to him, and should be addressed
to the superintendent of the money order system,
Postofiee Department. Washington, D. C..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
Extraordinary Conduct of Judge.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 6-An extraordinary
scene enacted in the Superior Court, just
before the Wheaton Beecher libel case was taken
from the jury and n verdict ordered to be
tered for the defendant The action was brought
by ex Mayor W. ". Wheaton TO recover $50, 900
damages from Luther Beecher for alleged libel.
During the whole afternoon Judge J. Logan
Chapman had made frequent excursions from
the bench to his private office, which opens into
the courtroom, and during these trips the pro-
ceedings in the were stopped. 1t was no.
ticed that he was RAPIDLY growing loquacious. He
complained of the length of time the
case consuming. and interlarded his
complaint with eulogies on Mr.. Wheaton, the
plaintiff, Mr.. Beecher, the defendant. tho vari-
Gus lawyers in the case and other people. He
said he had great admiration for them-nay
more, positive affection 70. them: that he loved
.hem all, individually and collectively. Then he
turned to the jury ard ordered them to enter u
verdict for the defendant. AS the counsel for
the defendant had only recently made a motion
that the case be taken from the jury. which had
been overruled by the court, the latter action of
the judge created legal sensation. Mr.. Wheaton
publicly announces that he will appeal to a
higher court Col Sellers his counsel, says he
will ask the Supreme Court for reversal. on the
ground of Judge Chipm mans remarkable conduct
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
General and Personal.


Y WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Acting Secretary Of
ths Interior Muldrow to-day !soarred Joseph
NJ W. .ilace, of Rapid City, D. r., from prac-
ticing ashep stsorney before the Interior Depart
ment any of its bureaus and local land Offices.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue to-
day appointed Harry B. Riggs. of Kentucky. to
be an internal revenue agent. and directed him
to report to the collector at Nashville for in
structions.
Gen. Clinton B. Fiske presided at meeting of
the Board of Indian Commissioners, to-day, at
which reports were made of various churches
and societies supporting Indian schools and mis-
sions in the United States.
Judge D. K. Cartier, Chief justice of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia, to day
denied rumor that he had resigned from the
bench, but said that he proposed to do so unless
his health, which is bad st present, improves in
the near future.
1t is said to be probable that Senator Sewell
will be made chairman of the Senate committee
on military affairs, position made vacant by
the death of General Logan; that Senator Haw-
ley, now chairman Of the committee on civil serv-
ice and retrenchment, will succeed General Sew
ell as chairman of the library committee, and
that Senator Stanford will become General Haw
ley's successor as chairman of the committee on
civil service and retrenchment. If these changes
are made tbs clerks of those committees will
probably retain their present positions during
the session.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
MRS. EMMONs's SANITY.


Statements of Attorneys for Both Sides in
Presenting the Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-In response to the
writ of de lunatico inquirendo issued by Judge
James upon petition Of Professor Emmons,
jury summoned oy the marshal met to-day to
try the question of the sanity of Professor EN-
mons's wife, Mrs. Weltha A. Emmons whose
eccen tricites here and in Europe have recently
been the subject of much newspaper comment.
Professor Emmons represented by Mr.. Lin
den Kent as counsel, and Mrs. Emmons by Mr..
H. w. Garnett Mr. Kent made the opening
address to the jury, in which he reviewed at
length Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons's married life.
Mrs Emmons, he said soon after her marriage
began to show distressing symptoms of epilepsy
and, as long ago as 1882, she ex-
hibited eccentricities which led her friends
to believe that her mind was unsound.
After her return from Europe, in 1884, she
would send for physicians and then dismiss
them. She accused DR.. Wales of attempting to
poison her, and said she knew the vias con-
tanned poison, because when she threw them
into the fire they made blue flame. She also
accused her husband of trying to poison her by
letting sewer-gas into the house. She pretended
that the spirit of a colored child enabled her to
foreteli the future. She saw, also her mothers
spir.tSt night going to the figure Of the blessed
virgin. Mrs. Emmonss commitment to the
Bloo,aingdale Insane Asylum was. Mr. Kent
said, step rendered necessary by her condition,
and cne taken upon the sworn statements of
physicians of the highest professional standing.
Mr.. Kent closed his address with review of
Mrs. Emmons's recent life abroad and her re-
turn TO America, which have been described in
M75arne:t, addressing the jury on behalf of
Mrs!:41m,rons, said that he appeared in this
case as the result of an appeal from DR. Lincoln
to save this woman from an insane asylum. He
said he would show that the actions of Mrs.
Emmons at the various times referred to were
would also show that this charge of insanity was
| not made until after Mrs. Emmons had dscov
cred that her husband was unfaithful to her. In
June. 1884, she found woman in Philadelphia
with whom her husband had relations, and she
purchased from this woman some of Mr. EN-
monss letters. He would show that it was one
of the conditions of agreement of separation
| made in 1885, that she should surrender these
letters. She did surrender them. and it was
a significant fact that these proceedings to have
her adjudged insane began at that time. Then"
said Mr.. Garnetr. "Emmons had the letters and
| she had lost her control. If he put ber into a
| mad house who would believe her story of his
| infdelityW Mr. Garnett reviewed the circum-
| stances of Mrs. Emmons's commitment to an
| asylum and her release and said that when she
! returned to Washington, in September. 1885, she
| began proceedings to have her sanity estab-
| lshed. On Oct 13, 1886, she was declared by
| the court of the District sane woman, and all
| that this jury had to do was to decide whether
or Eot she had become insane since that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
THE DYNAMITE REMEDY.
A Portion of San Francisco Cable Street
Railway Blown Up by MiScreants.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan 6.-At a late hour
last night the residents in the vicinity of Ninth
and Harrison streets were startled by terrific
awakened from their Sleep ran out into the
streets in their night clothes The first impress
sion created was that an earthquake had shaken
down buildings. Investigation. however, dis
closed that dynamite cartridge had been placed
in the cable slot on the Larkn street branch OF
the Sutter street railroad. and there exploded.
Basalt rocks in either side of the slot We're found
to be loosened and the masonry badly shattered.
The pulleys upon which the cable runs were also
broken, and the foundation of the tun-
mel cracked. Window panes in the vicinity
were ratified violently at the time
of tho explosion. and in many cases shattered.
III saloon two blocks away lighted lamp was
thrown to the floor and nearly caused con-
fagration The iron plates on the man-holes of
the track were hurled two hundred feet away.
A lady living in the neighborhood said that. a
few minutes before the explosion, she saw two
men go to the trap and while one of them lifted
the trap the other took package from his
pocket and applied a match to it and lowered it
into the tunnel The men then secreted them
selves. The explosion followed and the wit
ness saw the cables and machinery of the trap
flying in all directions. Many of the awakened
women and children were so afflicted with fright
that they went to the homes Of friends TO spend
the night, fearful that if they remained in their
own homes another explosion might occur and
shatter them.
Closer examination shows the damage to be-
less than was at first supposed The cable was
not broken, and cars now running usual
The police have been put on tho work of discov-
ering the perpetrators, and claim to have a clew
which will lead to their apprehension.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
GEN. SHERMAN IN 1881.
Story that Mr.. Blaine Urged Him to Accept
the Republican Presidential Nomination.

New YORK, Jan. GA morning paper yester-
day published a story to the effect that Mr..
Blaine had written to Gen. W. T. Sherman, in
1884 urging him to accept the Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency. General Sherman,
according to the story, wrote to Mr. Blaine, de-
clining the honor and stating that he could not
accept the nomination under any circumstances.
He further stated that if he nominated
against his WILL and elected, he would refuse to
serve.
General Sherman was asked last nj ght if there
any truth in the statements as published.
He replied that he could not say anything about
tho matter. No authorized from
him to say anything about the mat
ter one way or the other. If the letters
in question were in existence it would be time
enough, in his opinion, to give them to the pub
lie when either Mr.. Blaine or himself had passed
away He was more interested in reading a
California novel, which he held in his hand, than
in talking politics.
''The newspapers give the gossip of the day."
the General added, ''but events that lie beneath
the surface reserved for the future No one
is authorized to say that / ever received such
letter from Mr.. Blaine"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07
HENRY GEORGE AND M'GLYNN.
The Social Agitator Speaks in Defense Of His
Clerical Friend and Supporter.

New York, Jan. 6-Henry Georges paper,
the Standard, will make its first appearance
Saturday. 1t will contain an article, about nine
columns in length, from the pen of Mr.. George.
on the case of Father McGlynn, the Catholic
priest who has been suspended from his pastor
ate and ordered to nome to explain his conduct
In publicly supporting Henry George, and advo-
eating his land theories during the
mayoralty contest in this city, last
fall The article onbodies letters from
DR.. McGlynn, John McMackin, the executive
head Of the Labor party. and Henry George to
Archbishop Corrigan, and the atters replies to
them. In his reply to MeMackin the Arch
ahiahnn rhsrges that Henry George tried to
proach him politically. The article is written
in strong vein of denunciation of Rome;
charges that Rome has always been leagued
with the rich against the poor; says the most
Catholic people under the sun-the 1rish-have
always held to the theory that the land was for
the people and not for individual ownership that
five years ago, Bishop Duggan of Cionfert, said
as much to him Henry George) and blessed him.
that he tthe Bishop said that. when a boy, sit
.ing by turf fire in the west of Ireland, he
heard the same doctrines from the lips Of men
who never spoke word of English. Mr. George
goes on to say that DR.. McGlynn is what is
known rs the dear priest" the priest of the
common people; that no objection was made to
his maxim. political speeches until he trenched
upon the hlerarchy'S theories on land; that In
In 1882 DIR. McGlynn made speeches in behalf OF
the Irish Land League, when an order came
from Rome TO suspend him, but that it was not
carried out because the priest promised to
say no more on that subject. Then came his
present suspension for the causes narrated. Mr..
George declares that Father McGynn ought not
to go to Rame. and says:
Never before in the history OF the country has
there been such barefaced attempt to use the
Catholic Church political machine-such an
AUDI ~ al
stihe political opinion and control political ac-
ton.D
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07

Presidents, Appointments Which Have Pro.
voked a Storm of Democratic Wrath.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Much feeling has been
aroused by the Democrats of the District of
Columbia against the policy of President Glove
land in importing men from New York and other
States to fill Offices here and in the
Territories, in direct reputation of the
platform of the party upon which he
was elected. This outburst of indignation was
aroused by the appointment of J. c. Matthews,
a colored man from Albany, n. Y, to succeed
Fred Douglass as Recorder of Deeds, and culmi-
mated last night in the adoption of series OF res
olutions by the Columbia Democratic Club an
organization composed of the wealthiest and
most influential Democrats of Washington-men
who have for many years raised large sums of
money to conduct presidential cam palgns. for
their party, and VINO poured out their means
unstintingly in support of Cleveland. The reso-
lutions 6enounce the Presidents appointments
here and in the Territories, and they have been
enerossed and a copy forwarded to him. The
wrath of the millionaire Democrats hero has
been uncorked and is being poured upon Cleve-
lands head tonight in drenehng quantities. and
he will feel its effect in way which will put the
second term bee to sleep.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07

Anxiety for Senator Harrison's Return-Spec-
ulation as to Possible Complications.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ga great deal was said
at the Capitol day about the senatorial con-
test pending at Indianapolis Republicans are
extremely anxious for the reelection of General
Harrison, and are unanimous in declaring that
II he is returned for another term it will give
him such renewed precedence as to place him in
the very foremost ranks Of the leadership of his
party This evenings Star has a lengthy article
on the subject of the canvass, compiled by re-
porters after contact with the principal In
dianians and others here. in the course of which
it says: "Among Indiauians in Washington the
opinion that the present Legislature may fail to
elect Senator seems to be growing. The action
OF the labor members in eaucusing together, it
much. If the labor men hold out, neither party
will have votes enough to elect. The Indiana
contest is a subject of considerable interest
at the capital. 1t has been suggested that
the Democracy, in event they cannot elect
a Senator might combine to prevent an election,
with view of procuring the Senator by an
appointment by the Governor, who is a Demo
crat but should that policy be adopted, the re-
suit would probably be that the seat would re-
main vacant until this Legislature or its sue
cessor should elect. A precedent in case of
appointment by Governor when a Legislature
has neglected its duty was established by the
Senate in the case of Senator L. S. Phelps of
Vermont. He was appointed to the Thirty
second Congress to fill a vacancy caused by the
death of William Upham. Senator Phelps took
his seat Jan. 19, 1853, and in October of that
year the Vermont Legislature met. 1t djourned
in December, without electing Senator. Mr..
Phelps sat through that Congress and through
| a special session Of the Senate that was con-
vened on the 4th of March ensuing In the next
December he presented himself as Senator of
Vermont for the Thlrty-thrd Congress- and the
question of his title under appointment of the
GoAsrnor-the Legislature having failed to
elect-was referred to the judiciary committee.
Two reports were submitted by the committee,
the majority declaring that Mr. Phelps was en-
titled to his seat, and the minority that he was
| not. The majority report was rejected, and the
Senate declared that Mr.. Phelps was not en-
titled to seat The Senate then consisted of
thirty eight Democrats twenty-five Wings and
| two Free soi,ers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07

in the Sixth Auditors Office at the participation
of the Grand Army men In the Logan funeral
procession are not the only gratuitous insults
the soldiers have recently received at the hands
of persons who represent the administration as
the White House. On New Years day, the
journal correspondent is reliably Informed, oc-
CURED an incident which the soldier boys OF In
diana can make local application of. Captain
Bales, one-legged ex-U Union soldier from Han
cock county is clerk in the Interior Depart
ment On Saturday he went into a restaurant
on Seventh street to get lunch. The Captain
is one OF the most iEoffensive men found any
where, and is never in dispute with anybody.
As is customary in such places, the Captain got
up on stool and was proceeding with his lunch,
when an ex-confederate who holds position in
one of the departments entered the place. The
latter was just enough under the influence of
popular Southern beverages to let his true nat
ure play. Immediately he saw on the lapel OF
Captain Bales's coat G. A. r. badge, and with
ont a word he walked over to him and deNber-
atey pulled it off and threw it on the tiQor.
Then he hissed. serpent-like. between his teeap:
.'lm getting tired of seeing them things on thsss
coats of you Yanks, and intend to tear off every
one see hereafter"
Captain Bales was in helpless condition,
with one leg only, up STOOL and being q
tered. wearing a G. A. r. badge, or Loyal
Legion emblem. and the ex-confederate repeat
ed the performance This soldier was small
man, also, but not a cripple, and it took him but
a second to be astride the neck of the contempti-
BILE fellow.
Almost daily in some section of Washington
these emblems Of honorable war service are
hissed at by those who fought to destroy the
Union. And the men who cast the insults are
in federal offices. They are attempting to force
their own records over those of the boys who
fought under the stars and stripes, and from the
progress they are making it looks like it would
be mixed case before the next change OF ad-
ministration is made. These acts seem to be
winked at by the superior officers.